Beurre Manié (For Thickening Soup And Stew)
Beurre manié is a French butter and flour thickener that consists of equal parts softened butter and flour. This flour and butter mixture is the best way to thicken stew and soup and is very easy to make.
Servings: 1 serving
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon Room temperature unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoon All purpose flour
Instructions
- Measure out 2 tablespoons of butter and place on the kitchen counter to come to room temperature.2 tablespoon Room temperature unsalted butter
- Once butter is room temperature (you should be able to press into the butter easily with your finger), add it to a small bowl.
- Now add the flour to the bowl with the butter.2 tablespoon All purpose flour
- Fold the flour and butter together with a spoon until all the flour is sticking to the butter.
- Now mix the flour and butter very well for about 1 minute until it forms a thick creamy paste.
- Add all of the beurre manié to soup or stew that you want to thicken a few minutes before serving. This recipe will thicken one large pot of soup or stew.
Notes
Making this ahead of time:
You can make this beurre manié ahead of time. To store it, wrap it tightly in plastic wrap then place in the fridge until ready to use.
Nutrition
Calories: 255kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 60mg | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 23mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 700IU | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 1mg
Nutrition Values are estimates only.
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